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허수아비

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명사 · noun고유어 · native Korean word

Meaning

  1. 1.

    scarecrow — An object shaped like a human figure, made of straw, cloth, etc., and set up in farmland to keep birds or animals from spoiling crops.

  2. 2.

    figurehead; nominal head; straw man — (figurative) A person who holds a position yet fails to play his/her actual role.

  3. 3.

    puppet; robot — (figurative) A person who acts as he/she is told to do without his/her own thought or opinion.